UIOK 30: Everything is hard - but hard is fun with Katie Smith

Today I’m hanging out with Katie Smith from the Ritual Tea Company. Ritual Tea Company is an organic fair trade company based out of Wellington New Zealand. Katie hand blends the tea and herbal infusions to help people bring the ritual of tea into their days. Today we talk about how Katie went from measuring barcodes in Sydney to importing tea and running her own company. We chat through some of the lessons that she has learnt along the way. How a bit of naivety in the beginning can be a good thing, that it is important not to take rejection personally, and the importance of having awkward conversations. Probably my favourite lesson from today is how Katie learnt that you just take a step at a time and somehow you get there through a weird path that isn’t usually straight or doesn’t go exactly how you imagined but you learn a lot along the way. Thanks for getting uncomfortable with me and Katie today. Guest: Katie Smith Ritual Tea Company Website Facebook Ritual Tea Instagram Ritual Tea Host: Chris Desmond Facebook Instagram Twitter Music: Jeremy Desmond Music